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www.ame.org/target
Summer 2013 | Target
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biggest advantage a North American
manufacturer has compared to an
overseas manufacturer is a shorter
lead-time.
Jerry Bussell, president of Bus-
sell Lean Associates, and Art Byrne,
author of The Lean Turnaround,
both argued that the favorable winds
behind North American Manufactur -
ing are helpful, but, we must have
the capability derived from highly
productive business models to take
advantage of them. Productivity cre-
ates wealth in companies as well as
nations, and lean is the best produc-
tivity tool invented. Unfortunately,
lean has become “lean manufac-
turing” and a bunch of tools. As a
result, few companies have adopted
a lean strategy, and most are doing
little more than dabbling in lean.
This has to change.
It’s also clearly a world where
you can’t simply focus on your own
sandbox. Laurie Moncrieff, president
of Adaptive Manufacturing Solutions,
challenged attendees to be proac-
tive and willing to invest in collab-
orative initiatives that embrace our
best thinkers and most innovative
leadership from private and public
sectors. We know that, for example,
it’s very difficult for advanced econo-
mies, such as the United States, to
compete with countries that have
low-cost labor. However, the United
States and advanced economies can
compete in skilled-labor categories.
So how we think about labor and
developing skills is very important.
There is always a seed of tomor -
row in today’s soil, and the AME San
Antonio Spring Conference attendees
got an insider’s look at some of the
bold ideas shared by presenters that
will flourish in years to come. The
conference focused on three impor -
tant themes and key strategies the
presenters are employing to improve
their businesses for the next five to
20 years.
1. People — Engaged people and
leadership to develop organiza-
tions focused on creating value.
2. Innovation — In products, ser -
At the AME Spring Conference, people buzzed
about how much engaged people can accom-
plish with leadership behavior that motivates
engagement and superior company performance.
Laurie Moncrieff, president of Adaptive Manufacturing Solutions, challenged attendees to be proactive
and willing to invest in collaborative initiatives that embrace our best thinkers and most innovative
leadership from private and public sectors.